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Couchbase Enterprise vs IBM Netezza Performance Server comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Companies reduced costs and increased speed-to-market with Couchbase Enterprise by replacing Redis and enhancing efficiency and productivity.
Sentiment score
7.1
IBM Netezza Performance Server improves data query speed and efficiency, enhancing business performance and cost savings through compression.
Reducing costs by half and supporting around five times the non-peak user volume during peak hours.
Couchbase maintained consistent productivity as a finished solution that worked well, saving us time dealing with something less efficient.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Couchbase Enterprise support is largely positive but could improve in proactive support and personalized solutions for larger organizations.
Sentiment score
6.4
IBM Netezza Performance Server praised for knowledgeable support; mixed feedback on resolution speed post-acquisition, yet communication remains consistent.
The support team has been helpful with VNET configuration, Sync Gateway, and other technical issues.
We used the documentation, which was well-written and clear.
Technical support is very costly for me, accounting for twenty-five to thirty percent of the product cost.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Couchbase Enterprise offers strong scalability, despite some challenges, proving ideal for large-scale data management and high throughput.
Sentiment score
6.1
IBM Netezza struggles with scalability, requiring extra hardware for expansion, prompting users to consider cloud alternatives for growth.
Couchbase is extremely scalable, which is critical when handling high throughput and load.
It was easily scalable, which is expected from a NoSQL database.
It is provided as a pre-configured box, and scaling is not an option.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Couchbase Enterprise is stable and reliable, though minor bugs and compatibility issues with updates can affect performance.
Sentiment score
7.8
IBM Netezza Performance Server is stable, offering high uptime and reliable performance, with occasional issues due to maintenance or compatibility.
We didn't experience any downtime, and the data stayed there consistently.
Couchbase is highly stable, rated at nine out of ten.
Once it's set up, it's easy to use, and there are no headaches.
 

Room For Improvement

Couchbase Enterprise faces challenges with system integration, scalability, support lag, documentation, and complex operations needing improvements.
IBM Netezza struggles with scalability, user interface, query performance, big data support, and high costs, needing better tools and integration.
I would like Couchbase to provide more functionality via the UI, as some operations, such as time-based scaling, currently require using the API.
This delay meant that data on another database, Elasticsearch, was not always up to date, which could be noticed in the games.
What is missing is that they have a new version, Couchbase Mobile three, but they haven't really updated or provided help or documentation about what needs to change to update to the latest mobile version.
The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment.
 

Setup Cost

Couchbase Enterprise offers flexible pricing with potential complexity, requiring careful consideration of licensing costs and integration expenses.
IBM Netezza offers high performance and low maintenance but is considered costly, especially for mid-sized organizations, with significant licensing fees.
They did update, and since then, I haven't had any problems anymore.
It can range between 25,000 to 40,000 Euros per year depending on company requirements.
 

Valuable Features

Couchbase Enterprise offers scalability, diverse paradigms, fast performance, mobile support, and ease of use with strong analytics and management.
IBM Netezza Performance Server delivers fast analytics, ease of use, robust support, and efficient data warehousing with minimal maintenance.
The best thing about Couchbase is its versatility in handling data.
The most valuable features of Couchbase include the key-value storage due to its speed and the multi-master capability, which provides more speed and scalability compared to master-slave databases.
We didn't experience any downtime.
It operates as a high-speed data warehouse, which is essential for handling big data.
 

Categories and Ranking

Couchbase Enterprise
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (4th)
IBM Netezza Performance Server
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (12th), Hadoop (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

Ravi_Singh  - PeerSpot reviewer
Supports multiple data models and offers AI capabilities
With some of the operations, we used to face some challenges with scalability. Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not happening correctly. In recent versions, we also faced some issues in terms of enabling advanced operations like FTS and vectors. Although it works pretty well, in some places, we do face challenges, especially on a heavy scale. I think all issues are being addressed in the latest version of Couchbase. The resources are not that good for Couchbase. The tool's documentation is pretty extensive, but if you go for any kind of courses or tutorials, there are very limited resources available. It also becomes a little bit challenging for new people to get onboard into it. MongoDB and other such open-source database tools perform really well as they're really widely adopted, and they have resources available to get you onboarded pretty quickly. I think that we do face some challenges with Couchbase, but luckily, we have the tool's enterprise version solution, so we get all the support from the product team.
Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur - PeerSpot reviewer
Parallel data processing streamlines operations while cost and cloud integration challenge adoption
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment. For the cost to be reduced, it should match competitors. Many features need to be incorporated on the cloud.
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
8%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Insurance Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise33
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Couchbase?
The main issue we keep facing from the past couple of years, observing other teams using Couchbase, is that whenever there is an upgrade, we see many issues with compatibility or nodes not intercon...
What is your primary use case for Couchbase?
Basically we have clusters, Couchbase clusters, databases, and that is how we use Couchbase with XDCR. All the clusters are set up and then we use Couchbase. It is a complex application setup we us...
What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase?
It is a good solution, but as every product needs improvement, this also needs some enhancement. It is a good product. I rate Couchbase seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only availab...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The solution has generally received positive feedback from me and is recommended for continued use by end users. However, the product cost is high compared to others in the market, and this cost ha...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Netezza Performance Server, Netezza, Netezza Analytics
 

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Sample Customers

Amadeus, Cisco, Comcast, LinkedIn, GE
Seattle Childrens Hospital, Carphone Warehouse, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Battelle, Start Today Co. Ltd., Kelley Blue Book, Trident Marketing, Elisa Corporation, Catalina Marketing, iBasis, Barnes & Noble, Qualcomm, MediaMath, Acxiom, iBasis, Foxwoods
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